All E-Commerce & DTC articles – Page 25
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News briefsXXL lays off 1,000 store employees
As a direct consequence of the significant drop in sales following the forced closure of stores due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Norwegian multichannel retailer XXL decided, in accordance with its contingency plan, to temporarily lay off around 1,000 store employees in Norway and to start cooperation negotiations in Finland ...
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Surfdome fights the poly bag problem
(SGI+) Surfdome, a surf, snow and skate online retailer from the U.K., has teamed up with Patagonia to develop a solution for the poly bag problem. 80 billion items of clothing are sold every year, and most of these items are, at some stage, wrapped in a poly bag. These ...
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News briefsBergzeit wants everybody to stay at home
Outdoor retailer Bergzeit from southern Germany has called on its customers to show solidarity and stay at home to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. “Of course, as enthusiastic mountaineers, it is difficult for us to keep our feet still and not be out in the mountains, in the ...
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Lockdown doesn’t necessarily help e-tailers
The shutdown of sporting goods stores because of the coronavirus epidemic is not automatically benefiting the pure online players. While Amazon says it is recruiting 5,000 more workers in the U.S. to face a surge in online orders, Tradeinn, the biggest Spanish online store for sporting goods, has told CMDsport ...
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News briefsVaude’s Second Use Shop launched on eBay
Vaude has recently launched an upcycling store with eBay. The German manufacturer of outdoor products is now selling residual materials through a newly launched upcycling store on the online marketplace with more than 18 million customers in Germany alone. In 2015, Vaude launched the so-called “Vaude Second Use Shop” with ...
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News briefsBlue Tomato to open 50th physical store
Source: blue-tomato.com Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based action sports retailer, will open its 50th store on March 12. The new store, covering 400 square meters, will be located in Ulm in Southern Germany. Blue Tomato opened its first store in Finland in October last year and another store ...
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New round of financing for France’s Snowleader
(SGI) Snowleader, the leading French online retailer of winter sports and outdoor products, says it has collected €10 million in new financing from three institutional investors, including a fund owned by the BNP Paribas bank, to help pursue its international omni-channel strategy. The company’s revenues have grown by 38 percent ...
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ArticleNew managing director at Bergzeit
Markus Zabel has been appointed to one of the two managing director posts at Bergzeit. He replaces Markus Kasperbauer, who left the role after a year, citing personal reasons. The new manager will oversee Bergzeit’s cus- tomer service, corporate IT, quality management, finance and logistics. Zabel will work with the ...
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Bergans makes a push into e-commerce
Bergans of Norway announced a major investment in the international digital marketplace a few weeks ago. The family-owned Norwegian outdoor brand has been a national icon for over a century, generating most of its sales in Norway and focusing its e-commerce platform on the domestic market. To enhance its omnichannel ...
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The store as a medium
The physical store has a future, according to one of the speakers at the conference, Magnus Ohlsson. It can stand up against the “apocalypse” created by the internet and e-commerce as just another type of media, creating a halo effect around its banner and becoming a brand.Furthermore, he indicated, “bricks ...
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Redefining a faster supply chain
The supply chain has been getting faster and faster. The process that goes from the design and development to the distribution of a product for a particular season has been shortened in the last few years, taking only about 11 months instead of 18 months.Many fashion companies have reacted to ...
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VF unveils new strategic plan and financial outlook
VF Corporation held a meeting on Sept. 25 with investors and analysts in Beaver Creek, Colorado, to provide an update to the company’s strategic growth plan. It used the opportunity to introduce a new corporate logo for the first time in 21 years, accompanied by a telling new tagline: “Purpose ...
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Apex expands Hi-Tec licensing and distribution
Apex Global Brands has reported the signing of several new licensing and distribution contracts for its Hi-Tec brand with partners in Europe, North America and Asia, and more partnerships may follow.The company had previously announced the addition of new licensing deals for its Tony Hawk brand, including an interesting contract ...
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On Aug. 27, Matt Hickman will become the new global marketing...
On Aug. 27, Matt Hickman will become the new global marketing manager at Montane, with oversight of marketing strategy and e-commerce at the U.K.-based brand of outdoor apparel and gear. According to Jake Doxat, managing director, he will also be joining Montane's management committee. For the past three years, Hickman has ...
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Adidas Outdoor harnesses the internet for sales and relevance
Like its big parent company, Adidas Outdoor is taking many initiatives in the area of digitalization and sustainability, both of which were a focus at the recent OutDoor by Ispo show and the subsequent Ispo Digitize fair in Munich. The recent introduction by this business unit of the Adidas Group ...
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New, sustainable e-commerce platform launched in Sweden
The topic of “Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage” will be discussed at a panel organized with the collaboration of the Outdoor Industry Compass on Tuesday July 2 between 11 and 12 AM in the Retail Lounge of the OutDoor by Ispo show. Located in Hall A4, booth 40, the Retail ...
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VF Corp. has entered into a partnership with Tmall, the...
VF Corp. has entered into a partnership with Tmall, the Chinese B2C e-commerce platform and marketplace owned by Alibaba Group. VF is hoping to glean insights into the Chinese market in terms of buyers, growth opportunities, product design and assortment. This is not the American company's first collaboration with the ...
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Deuter will be selling its products directly via its e-commerce...
Deuter will be selling its products directly via its e-commerce site starting at the end of this year, according to reports in sport-guide.com
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The Ispo Digitize Summit, which made its debut in June...
The Ispo Digitize Summit, which made its debut in June 2018, is being held for a second time on July 3-4 in Munich, just after the new OutDoor by Ispo trade show. The sports industry conference will be addressing five topics: Data Analytics & CRM, Digital Talents & Recruiting, Change ...
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Craghoppers' e-commerce platform was named Ecommerce Website of the Year...
Craghoppers’ e-commerce platform was named Ecommerce Website of the Year in the apparel and footwear category in this year’s UK Ecommerce Awards
